Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Jeanette Y. Gabauer
Oct 13, 2009
Jeanette Y. Gabauer, 45, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away October 13, 2009.
Jeanette was born August 13, 1964 in Merriam, Kansas to Doyle and Patricia Holl Nicholas. She graduated from DeSoto High School in 1982. Jeanette worked for many years selling insurance in the Kansas City area, and recently...
Deanna Sue Carlson
Oct 12, 2009
Deanna Sue (Bigelow) Carlson, 61, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 12, 2009 at her home.
Sue was born November 6, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to Wallis Howard and Myra Joyce (Lewis) Bigelow. She was a 1966 graduate of Westport High School. On September 2, 1967, Sue...
Rosemary Baker Goshorn
Oct 11, 2009
Rosemary Baker Goshorn, a life-long Kansas City area resident, died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at her Lenexa home.
She was born January 29, 1932, in Overland Park. She spent 23 years working for Avon's distribution centers, here and for five years in Atlanta. Her early...
Evelyn H. Bainbridge
Oct 8, 2009
Evelyn Holland Bainbridge, 84, of Lakeview Village, Lenexa Kansas, went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday October 8, 2009. Evelyn passed away peacefully while with her husband and children after a severe stroke two days earlier.
Evelyn was a graduate of Northfield High School and...
Rachelle Ann Ficken
Oct 7, 2009
Rachelle Ann Ficken, 43, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Rachelle was preceded in death by her grandfather Forest Beckham. Survivors include one son Dalton Ficken; her mother and step-father Sandie (Lonnie) White; and father Roy Roper; grandmother Betty Becham; siblings Shaunna...
Alfred J. Lane
Oct 3, 2009
Al Lane, 77, Mission Hills, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Al was born on July 7, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio to Daniel and Mary Ann (Nardone) Lane. He graduated from Ohio State University with a BS degree in 1955. Following...
Delbert D. Nicholas
Oct 3, 2009
Delbert D. Nicholas, 66, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Delbert was born March 19, 1943 to the late Wayne and Bessie Nicholas in South Park, Kansas. Delbert attended Shawnee Mission North High School. After high school he went...
Helen M. White
Oct 2, 2009
Helen M. White, 91, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away October 2, 2009 at Villa St. Joseph.
Helen was born March 7, 1918 in rural Dade County, Missouri, the second child of Jackson and Alma (Moore) Morris. Her father passed away early in life, after which her mother married Hank Hood and moved to Miller, Missouri....
Evelyn Mae Arnold Chown
Sep 27, 2009
Evelyn Mae Arnold Chown, 72, Spring Hill, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 27, 2009 at her home.
Evelyn is survived by her husband, Gus Chown; two daughters, Julie Langston and her husband, Randy and Joyce Arnold; step-daughter, Krista Bartlett and her husband, Michael; step-son, Mark...
Irene J. Waniel
Sep 26, 2009
Irene J. Waniel, 91, of Calvert City, Kentucky, formerly of Merriam, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, September 26, in Paducah, Kentucky.
Mrs. Waniel was born in Detroit, Michigan. She was a claims authorizer for the Social Security Administration. She was a former member of St. Joseph...
Juanita Evangeline “Van” Jones
Sep 26, 2009
Juanita Evangeline "Van" Jones, 90, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Garden Terrace of Overland Park.
She was born December 9, 1918 in Martin, Tennessee, the daughter of Toney and Adele Metcalf. The family moved to Illinois shortly after her birth. She graduated from Joppa...
Joseph C. Acuff
Sep 24, 2009
Joseph C. Acuff, 98, died on September 24, 2009, at Sweet Life Rosehill in Shawnee, Kansas.
Joe was born October 6, 1910, in Springfield, Missouri. He graduated from Greenwood High School in Springfield and from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri in 1932, where he played basketball and was a member...
Linda M. Walters
Sep 23, 2009
Linda Mary Walters, 56, Overland Park (formerly of Ventura, California) passed away Thursday, September 23, 2009 at her home. Cremation.
Linda is survived by her daughter, Kari Reynolds and her husband, Nickolas Reynolds, Overland Park, Kansas and son, Kyle Walters, Ventura, California.
Mary Helen Zuniga-Shanks
Sep 19, 2009
Mary Helen Zuniga-Shanks, 66 passed away on September 19, 2009 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Mary Helen was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 8, 1943, to Louise A. and Jose T. Zuniga, Sr. She worked as a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Clubs of Kansas...
Mark Edward Bamburg
Sep 19, 2009
Mark E. Bamburg, 48, Shawnee, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009.
Mark was born September 2, 1961 to Bob and Ruth Bamburg in Prineville, Oregon. After graduating from Baker City High School, Mark attended the University of Kansas where he was a member of the marching band. Mark graduated...
Anna Jean Maloney Reyner
Sep 18, 2009
Anna Jean Maloney Reyner, 86, Lenexa, KS; passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at home. Anna was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Lillian (Dutchie) Brimer, Scheloski; two husbands John Maloney, and David Reyner. Survivors include three step children Robin (Robert) Whelan, and family, Poplar Bluff, MO; Mark (Daryl) Reyner and family, Los Lunas, NM;...
Tim O. Allen
Sep 18, 2009
Tim O. Allen, 65, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at home surrounded by family.
Tim was employed by Sprint for 39 years until his retirement in 2004.
Tim was preceded in death by his...
Steven August Maeder
Sep 18, 2009
Steven August Maeder, 51, Merriam, Kansas, died September 18, 2009.
” Butch” was his nickname, and it described his powerful appearance, his deep voice, and his hobbies. Afterall, Steve was a man’s man. He hunted deer, turkey, and pheasant and also fished. He was great with his hands and...
M. C. Russell
Sep 15, 2009
M. C. Russell, 85, longtime Overland Park, Kansas resident, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009.
M. C. was born August 29, 1924 in Lisco, Nebraska, the son of Marion Clay and Minnie Mae (Wescott) Russell. He was a veteran of World War II and wounded in the Phillipines in...
Dorothy G. Imboden
Sep 15, 2009
Dorothy G. Imboden, 85, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away Tuesday evening, September 15, 2009, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Dorothy was born August 17, 1924 to Willard and Helen Grimm in Trenton, New Jersey. Dorothy was a member of Overland Park Christian Church and enjoyed singing in the...






